Sorry, but SG-1 is very status-quo-preserving episodic for most of its run. Very little is allowed to change, aside from tent-pole events usually related to season finales. They'll remember an artifact or adversary when relevant for a "sequel" episode, and the characters grow and change, but that's about it, at least until the network shift. They almost never are allowed to acquire new technology until then, and nothing flows directly into the next episode unless it's explicitly a multiparter outside of those finale ramp-ups.
How the HELL did Jack do it? (Stargate Discussion)
Re: How the HELL did Jack do it? (Stargate Discussion)
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Re: How the HELL did Jack do it? (Stargate Discussion)
This is definitely true in terms of specific technologies and their being forgotten or only re-used when convenient.Deledrius wrote: ↑Wed Nov 27, 2019 2:31 pmSorry, but SG-1 is very status-quo-preserving episodic for most of its run. Very little is allowed to change, aside from tent-pole events usually related to season finales. They'll remember an artifact or adversary when relevant for a "sequel" episode, and the characters grow and change, but that's about it, at least until the network shift. They almost never are allowed to acquire new technology until then, and nothing flows directly into the next episode unless it's explicitly a multiparter outside of those finale ramp-ups.
In a more generalized sense, however, I'm hard-pressed to think of a series where the balance of power shifts more in favor for the protagonists than SG-1. They gradually, steadily go from being unable to compete against the Goa'uld at all (outside subterfuge) to being a dominant superpower in the galaxy. I almost think things changed too much for the show's own good.
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Re: How the HELL did Jack do it? (Stargate Discussion)
So far the only two glaring examples are "Chain Reaction," which has been addressed, and "The Curse," which has not.
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Re: How the HELL did Jack do it? (Stargate Discussion)
I didn't really see the end of "The Curse" as a direct cliffhanger, but instead as more of a set-up for future events. It was alluded to that she was taking the time building up a power base, and in "Summit", was approached by Lord Straw Hat to serve under Anubis. I think Osiris was intended to have a bigger role (and heck, her ship had a decent role in Season 8), but I believe I remember reading that there were some scheduling problems, which likely is why her arc was closed off in "Chimera".
